tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post279464782919986744..comments2023-10-03T11:41:21.191+01:00Comments on The Truth About Lies: The Pink HotelJim Murdochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-65629709841082057272011-05-04T09:44:56.729+01:002011-05-04T09:44:56.729+01:00Well, I'm glad we agree about that, anyway.Well, I'm glad we agree about that, anyway.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-55960232630522839082011-05-01T08:53:46.598+01:002011-05-01T08:53:46.598+01:00Honest, Dick, I don't have any shares in Amazo...Honest, <b>Dick</b>, I don't have any shares in Amazon. I just call it as I see it. I might have thought this was a little light for you but what's wrong with that, eh?<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-58120152044747737452011-04-30T22:18:16.924+01:002011-04-30T22:18:16.924+01:00Well, I'm sold on it. Your Amazon shares are o...Well, I'm sold on it. Your Amazon shares are on the up again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-32668772918426021902011-04-30T10:04:12.415+01:002011-04-30T10:04:12.415+01:00The appearance of Gligamesh was a little surprisin...The appearance of Gligamesh was a little surprising, <b>Art</b>, and in some respects a bit out of place in, as you say, a light modern novel. I’ll be honest she could have done more with it; a bit of a missed opportunity. <br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-71541722274507948572011-04-29T17:20:53.641+01:002011-04-29T17:20:53.641+01:00The Gligamesh theme, or sub-theme, is intrguing, i...The Gligamesh theme, or sub-theme, is intrguing, if only in that we cannot get away from our deepest myths: they keep recurring and re-appearing in our lives, as stories both fresh and personal even when we know they're ancient and universal. This was a lesson mythologist Joseph Campbell spent a lot of time reminding us about. (And he got the idea, fully credited, from Jung, with the archetypes, etc.)<br /><br />The appearance of the Gilgamesh epic in such a frankly light modern novel might add resonance and depth to the story. I hope it does. I'm not sure I'd feel like bothering, otherwise. Although I do like the film noir echoes. <br /><br />Archetypal echoes aren't subplots, they're the essence of what echoes and becomes sublime.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-9924705421481756252011-04-29T10:38:10.606+01:002011-04-29T10:38:10.606+01:00Finally, Dave, I thought no one was going to take ...Finally, <b>Dave</b>, I thought no one was going to take a shine to this book at all. As far as subplots go I missed <i>The Book Show</i> yesterday but I’ll catch it tonight. Anyway whoever that was was talking though a hole in their head. There are many books that simply start at A and end up at B and don’t go anywhere in between. None of my novels have subplots – asides, yes – but that’s as far as I go. What a stupid thing to say.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-87203040071703522482011-04-29T09:53:09.261+01:002011-04-29T09:53:09.261+01:00I like the sound of this, but them I'm a sucke...I like the sound of this, but them I'm a sucker for books about identity. I was intrigued to read that there are no sub plots, as I listened to someone (I think on the Book Show, but can't quite place who it was) explaining at great length how a novel couldn't work without subplots. Might be worth buying, if only to prove that point one way or another!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.com